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Yanzhi Mountains 焉支山Yānzhī Shān
4A scenic area · Zhangye, Gansu
- Time needed
- Half a day to a full day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Zhangye
- Region
- Gansu
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Yanzhi Mountains
A forested outlier of the Qilian range south of Shandan, rising to 3,978 m, which the Han general Huo Qubing won from the Xiongnu and where Emperor Yang of Sui is said to have received envoys from 27 states in 609. The forest park has dense forest, gorges lined with rock formations and the Zhongshan Temple on the heights, and is a cool summer retreat above the Hexi Corridor.
How to get to Yanzhi Mountains
About 50 km south of Shandan town by road, roughly an hour's drive.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Han and Ming Great Wall at Xiakou, Shandan 山丹汉明长城 (20 km).
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